zaplatíte

Zaplatíte is a verb form found in Czech and Slovak. In Czech, zaplatíte is the second-person plural form of the perfective verb zaplatit and expresses future action: you will pay. In Slovak, zaplatíte is the second-person plural present tense of zaplatiť, meaning you pay (in the present).

Origin and meaning: zaplatit/zaplatiť means to pay or to settle a debt. The prefix za- often conveys completion or up to an end, giving the sense of paying up or settling a balance. The root plat- is related to paying or being paid in Slavic languages.

Usage: In Czech, you typically use zaplatíte to refer to a future payment by multiple people. Example: Zítra zaplatíte za letenku. In Slovak, zaplatíte is used for the present tense when addressing more than one person. Example: Zaplatíte poplatok do konca mesiaca. The form also appears in conditional or imperative contexts through related forms (for example nezaplatíte in negative or other person forms).

Grammatical notes: Zaplatíte is a perfective form, which in Czech conveys a completed payment in the future sense, whereas in Slovak the same spelling is present tense. Context, surrounding verbs, and time adverbs are used to distinguish tense in practice. The verb is commonly found in commercial, contractual, and consumer contexts.

See also: zaplatit, zaplatiť, platit (to pay), payment terms.